Sharon Blondheim

Charge nurse for Neuroscience Unit then promoted to Clinical Educator.

Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.

• Developed and created clinical assignments to assess student skills.
• Assessed student knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.
• Created and implemented Excel spreadsheets and taught interactive learning techniques to achieve maximum retention of objectives.
• Educated nursing students on successful methods for performing testing and individual learning techniques.
• Continually improved knowledge, skills, and performance based on feedback and self-identified professional developmental needs.
• Administered job knowledge assessments and competency testing for certification-level training.

• Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
• Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.

Hired on busy Medical , Surgical and Telemetry floor. Ratio 4:1 patients . Alternating Charge as needed. Duties incuded administration of medication, making rounds with doctors, staffing when in charge, laboratory draws and scheduling procedures for patients. $36.95/hour

• Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
• Chronic patient care in med-surg unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for 6-8 patients per shift.
• Documented patient information obtained from interviews.
• Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases.
• Experience with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's and Paget's disease.
• Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.

• Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
• Chronic patient care on Orthopedic Unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring 6-8 patients per shift.
• Documented patient information obtained from interviews on admissions.
• Primary care, assessment and evaluation of all types of patients. 
• Performed basic physical assessments of all adult patients.
• Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases.
• Experience with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's and Paget's disease.
• Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
• Assisted doctors with non-invasive procedures.

• Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
• Documented patient information obtained from interviews.
• Primary care, assessment and evaluation of Med Surg  and pediatric patients.
• Performed basic physical assessments of newborns and infants.
• Charge nurse on Med Surg  and pediatric floor. Oversaw average of 6-8 patients per shift.
• Oversaw and managed 6-7 clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism.
• Effectively supervised 1 LVNs,3 RNs, NAs and non-clinical staff. Improved annual employee retention rate from 50% to 75% percent.

• Managed patient admissions, transfers and discharges while assigning tasks and handling conflicts or issues.
• Medicated patients intravenously, rectally, orally, subcutaneously and via intramuscular injections while maintaining personalized treatment plans.
  Supervisor for entire facility for 3-11 pm. shift
• Performed ongoing assessments to evaluate mental health needs, working with a multidisciplinary team to develop, initiate, manage and modify individualized plans of care.
• Jack Ingram, RN DON (334)794-7393

Staff Nurse RN for facility on 3-11 pm. shift.

RN supervisor for entire facility on 3-11 pm. shift.

RN Circulator for OR suite.

RN Circulator for OR and Outpatient Surgery .

RN  Circulator for  Surgery from 11a-11pm shift.

RN Charge Nurse for Pediatric Neuroscience Unit.

Staff RN and Charge Nurse on Neuroscience Unit.

RN Staff nurse for 100 bed Nursing home